ORANGE PUBLIC SCHOOLS

OFFICE OF CURRICULUM AND INSTRUCTION

OFFICE OF SCIENCE

GRADE 7
SCIENCE
Post-Assessment
Answer Key and Scoring Guide

School Year 2013-2014

Teacher: ________________________ 7th Grade CPO Life Science Key

SGO Post-Assessment – Grade 7 KEY – 44 pts total

Multiple Choice – 1 pt ea

Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question and write the letter of the correct answer
in the blank provided.

__D__ 1. When pouring juice for your family, you give 1 pint to each person. What scientific measurement are you
making?

a. Area
b. Mass
c. Temperature
d. Volume

__A__ 2. A hypothesis:

a. may be correct, partially correct, or incorrect.

b. is always wrong.
c. is always right.
d. should be a random guess.

Read the following statements to answer question 3.

Jessica discovered that a piece of bread left in a sandwich bag had developed a black mold-like substance
growing on its surface. She decided to investigate the factors affecting mold growth. Answer the following
question about Jessica’s discovery.

__C__ 3. In Jessica’s bread mold experiment, she used the same brand of bread and sandwich bags. She placed the
sealed bags in places that had varying temperatures. What are her control variables?
a. temperature.
b. mold.
c. same brand of bread and sandwich bags .
d. different brands of breads and sandwich bags.

__C__ 4. Which of the following is an organ system?

a. Intestine
b. Heart
c. Circulatory
d. Pancreas
Teacher: ________________________
7th Grade CPO Life Science Key Date: ___________________________

Figure 2-1A – Reference the figuree below to answer question 5

As part of an experiment, a light source is placed next to a plant. After a few days, David notices the plant growing
toward the light.

__B__ 5. David noted the plant’s growth towards the light in Figure 2-1A as a:

a. stimulus.
b. response.
c. growth.
d. defense.

__C__ 6. The heart,, brain, and stomach are made up of groups of:

a. organelles
b. organ systems.
c. tissues.
d. blood.

A B C
__C__ 7.. Which diagram shows the correct levels of organization in a multicellular organism?

a. A
b. B
c. C
d. None of the above

__A__ 8. Only organisms who are of the same __________________ can reproduce with one another.

a. species.
b. family.
c. cell.
d. kingdom.
Teacher: ________________________
7th Grade CPO Life Science Key Date: ___________________________

__B__ 9. The simplest form of matter is known as a(n) _____________

_____________.

a. cell
b. atom
c. molecule
d. compound

__B__ 10. ________________

______________ are substances that include sugars and starches.

a. lipids
b. carbohydrates
c. compound
d. water

ure below to answer questions 11 and 12

Figure 4-1A - Reference the figure

__B__ 11. Figure 4-1A

1A shows a chemical reaction. In this chemical reaction, water is:

a. a product.
b. a reactant.
c. a form of energy.
d. a lipid.

__D__ 12. A drop of water moves from place to place on Earth through:

a. the precipitation cycle.

b. the monsoon cycle.
c. the weather cycle.
d. the water cycle.
Teacher: ________________________
7th Grade CPO Life Science Key Date: ___________________________

Match the following living things with their place in the food chain.

a. grasshopper
b. snake
c. grass

__C__ 13. Producer

__A__ 14. Herbivore
__B__ 15. Carnivore

__A__ 16. Robert Hooke noticed what looked like tiny boxes when he looked at a
sample
of cork under a microscope. He called his discov
discovery __________.
a. cells.
b. rooms.
c. microscopic.
d. cardboard

__D__ 17. Examples of eukaryotic cells are:

a. bacterial cells
b. virus cells
c. cytoplasm
d. plant cells

__C__ 18.. Which of the following statements is NOT part of the cell theory?

a. New cells
ells come only from existing cells.
b. The basic unit of structure and function in an organism are cells.
c. All cells are identical.
d. All living things are made up of one or more cells.

__C__ 19. Molecules move against the gradient from lower to higher concentrations during:
a. diffusion.
b. osmosis.
c. active transport.
d. protein transport.
 Teacher: ________________________
7th Grade CPO Life Science Key Date: ___________________________

__C__ 20. In the diagram, the molecules will:

a. move out of the cell.

b. move around outside of the cell but never enter the cell.
c. move into the cell.
d. stay where they are.

__B__ 21. The cell cycle describes the process where cells:

a. are born and eventually die.

b. increase their numbers by dividing into identical cell.
c. increase their numbers by dividing into different cells.
d. do not increase in number.

__C__ 22. Siblings look different even though they come from the same two parents. This is because:
a. All their traits come from their father
b. All their traits come from their mother
c. Mother and father’s traits combine in different ways with each child
d. Mother and father’s traits combine exactly the same with each child

__B__ 23. As the levels of classification move towards species, organisms share ____________characteristics.
a. less
b. more
c. the same
d. none of the above

__C__ 24. DNA, made up of nucleotides, is responsible for:

a. providing food for the cell
b. transporting water
c. genetic coding of traits
d. digestion

__A__ 25. A group of living things and their physical surroundings is called a(n):
a. ecosystem.
b. biosphere.
c. community.
d. population.

__B__ 26. Organelles are found in the _____________ of a cell.

a. outside of
b. cytoplasm
c. membrane
d. nucleus
Teacher: ________________________
7th Grade CPO Life Science Key Date: ___________________________

__D__ 27. Cell walls are found in ________________ cells.

a. animal.
b. plant.
c. bacteria.
d. both B and C.

__A__ 28.. Different forms of the same genes are expressed as:
a. different traits
b. same traits
c. death
d. identical twins

Refer to thee picture to answer question 29

29.

Figure 8-2A

__A__ 29.. What product(s) of photosynthesis is part of C in Figure 88-2A?

a. Sugar and oxygen

b. Carbon dioxide and water
c. Sunlight
d. Oxygen and carbon dioxide
Teacher: ________________________
7th Grade CPO Life Science Key Date: ___________________________

Short Answer – Answer each question in the space provided. Write legibly and in complete sentences taking care to
use proper sentence structure. Address each aspect of the question in your answer

30. EXPLAIN what would happen in the ecosystem if C was removed from the food chain. 2 pts

Responses will vary.

vary Responses
Responses should include mention of organism D dying out
or reducing in population
population and/or organism B increasing in population
population.

Code If the student…

2 indicates that organism D’s population will reduce and organism B’s population will increase
1 Indicates that organism D’s population will reduce or organism B’s population will increase
0 Does not attempt or provides unrelated answer.

Essay - Answer each question in the space provided. Write legibly and in complete sentences taking care to use
proper sentence structure. Address each aspect of the question in your answer.

31. DESIGN an experiment to test the effect of different amounts of water on plant growth. Be sure that your experi-
ment follows the scientific method. You may include a diagram if you wish. 3 pts

Code If the student…

3 Designs experiment with reasonable control variables, experimental variables, that fully addresses
the scientific method.
2 Designs experiment with reasonable variables, but shows confusion on the scientific method
1 Designs experiment with variables, but is confused on types of variables, and does not fully address
the scientific method.
0 Does not attempt, or response does not address correct task.

32. What is the experimental variable? 1 pt 28.

Code If student…
Amount of water . 2 Lists all potential controls

33. What are your control variables? 2 pts 1 Lists 1 or 2 controls

Responses will vary but should include some of the
0 Does not attempt or answer is
follow
following: same type of plant, same pot, same irrelevant.
amount of soil, same loca
location, same light condi
conditions, etc.
etc
Teacher: ________________________
7th Grade CPO Life Science Key Date: ___________________________

34. Below is a diagram of an animal cell. Label the cell organelles. 0.5 pts ea – 5 pts

35. Choose 4 organelles and describe their function in the cell. 0.5 pt for each function; 2 pts

Responses will vary.

Cell membrane Barrier for cell

Lysosome Breaks down food
Nucleus Contains DNA, controls cell
Vacuole Storage
Mitochondria Creates energy for cell
Cytoplasm Substrate where organelles are found
Endoplasmic reticulum Passageways for materials
Ribosomes Make proteins
Golgi Packages and transports materials